XPost: alt.privacy.spyware
flibbertigibbet wrote:
If it doesn't do anything that the other file managers do, then I would
ask why you let Google spyware onto your phone without a good reason.
I don't know what you mean by Google spyware, and I cannot see how what
seems like a reputable file manager costing more than L5 can be malicious.
If you think I'm better off not having it on my devices then I'll remove it and get my fiver back before my cooling off time runs out. Thanks.
There are many others who know far more than I do about GSF processes.
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https://i.postimg.cc/mk2CKQdn/gsfid09.jpg> GSF services on Android
But why do you think trusted developers go to the trouble to add a filter
to the replacement Google Play Store clients which expressly filters out permanently any and all apps on the Google Play Store with GSF in them?
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https://i.postimg.cc/YStB48LH/gsfid03.jpg> Filter out GSF apps
Why do you think trusted developers go to the trouble to create methods for
a normal (non rooted) knowledgeable user to view the GSF ID at will?
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https://i.postimg.cc/G2Cz4GHz/gsfid04.jpg> Evozi Device ID reports GSF ID
And, why do you think they write tools to _change_ that unique GSF ID?
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https://i.postimg.cc/X7ZspnsG/gsfid01.jpg> You can change your GSF ID
Much like knowledgeable users can change & now delete their advertising ID.
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https://i.postimg.cc/nhNNQvNN/adid07.jpg> Check Advertising ID
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https://i.postimg.cc/q77fJVdR/adid05.jpg> Reset Advertising ID
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https://i.postimg.cc/XvqM5CSd/adid06.jpg> Delete Advertising ID
My main beef with mobile phone users is most are like sheep led to
slaughter, when it comes to THINKING for themselves about what they are
doing. Instead, I wish people would _think_ when they install Android apps.
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https://i.postimg.cc/G2QP0CFz/aurora15.jpg> FOSS Google Play Store client
MARKETING organizations made it easy to be led to slaughter by the nose.
It's our job to be wary when MARKETING hooks that ring into our noses.
The Google Play Store client is a nose ring MARKETING hooks into our noses.
Personally, from the moment I set up a phone, I disable the default Google
Play Store client & use FOSS replacement Google Play Store clients instead.
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https://i.postimg.cc/CL9GpzVc/aurora01.jpg> FOSS Google Play Store client
These FOSS Google Play Store clients have options MARKETING won't give you.
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https://i.postimg.cc/PrvDyT8Y/aurora03.jpg> Spoof hardware & geolocation
An example is they auto-save all APKs for you whenever you install apps!
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https://i.postimg.cc/Z5kdD2rg/aurora04.jpg> Choose where to download APKs
And, these Google Play Store clients work WITHOUT you needing an account.
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https://i.postimg.cc/NG5pHyBx/aurora10.jpg> No need for a Google Account
For some reason, Google MARKETING doesn't give you those options in the
default Google Play Store client; but the FOSS replacement clients do.
But better yet, they have options to help maintain your privacy from GSF.
In fact, if you use the Google Play Store client to the Google Play Store repository, you can't easily see which apps contain the Google spyware.
But if you use the FOSS Google Play Store clients to the Google Play Store repository, they make it VERY CLEAR which apps contain GSF Google spyware.
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https://i.postimg.cc/RF06HBB3/aurora05.jpg> Basic filters for software
Notice in that screenshot there are only apps which do not use GSF code.
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https://i.postimg.cc/P5YYKT3H/aurora14.jpg> Filter out apps linked to GSF
In order of priority as shown in those Google Play Store client filters:
1. Filter out GSF dependent apps (usually apps with gsf are not allowed)
2. Filter out payware apps (usually payware apps are not allowed to show)
3. Filter out apps with ads (usually apps with ads are not allowed to show)
4. Filter based on ratings (usually 4+ and above is allowed to show)
5. Filter based on number of downloads (usually 1M+ is allowed to show)
Why do you think there are only five app filters with GSF being the first?
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https://i.postimg.cc/7PdGfdQ6/aurora08.jpg> Some filters are not common
Why do you think people go to trouble to change the unique Android GSF ID?
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https://i.postimg.cc/YStB48LH/gsfid03.jpg> Filter out GSF apps
Run a quick search for any of these keywords and let us know what you find.
A. com.google.android.gsf (package)
B. Google Services Framework (APK)
C. com.google.process.gapps (process)
In summary, I consider Google Services Framework to be Google spyware which less reputable developers tend to link into their Android app source code.
Having said that, I'm sure there are many others (e.g., Andy Burns for one)
who know far more about this pernicious Google spyware than I do, so I
welcome people who know far more than I do to help answer your questions.
In short, if the app you found links in Google Services Framework, and if
it's the _only_ app on the planet that does what you need, then I'd use
that app (if I must); but, conversely, if there are plenty of well written
apps which do NOT link in Google GSF spyware, then I'd use them instead.
It's a simple decision for me, especially as my Google Play Store client
never shows me those poorly written apps in the first place when I search.
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https://i.postimg.cc/RF06HBB3/aurora05.jpg> Filters Google won't give you
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Posted out of the goodness of my heart to disseminate useful information
which, in this case is to explain why I avoid apps with GSF linked in them.
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